Matildas' Gritty Win Over North Korea

0:00The latest headlines, weather and stories right here on Sydney News today. Australia's Matilda's put off a gritty two-neil win over North Korea in the Asian Cup quarterfinals. Goldkeeper Mackenzie Arnold was a total rock, making nine huge saves to keep her team in it. Atlantic Kennedy scored early with a sharp left-footed shot, and Sam Kerr added the second to seal the deal. The crowd in Perth went nuts early on, when cameras caught sideline stars Haley Rassow and Steph Catley watching from the bench. Both were out with concussions, but still fired up the fans, who cheered like they'd scored themselves. The pair tried to play a cool, but ended a waving back. North Korea bossed the stats, holding 62% possession and firing 21 shots, 10 on target, compared to Australia's measly four. They earned nine corners to Australia's one, but just couldn't find the net, despite pinning the Matilda's back for most of the game. Late in the second half, Defender Claire Wheeler took an accidental elbow to the face while going

1:00for a header. Blood poured from above her eye, and her teammates begged for a red card, but the ref gave a yellow instead. Wheeler got patched up with a bandage and vattled on. In injury time, North Korea tried their sneaky tactics, with striker Kim Ki-young-young charging at Arnold, after a save and knocking her down. Officials warned her but let it go. The Matilda's hung tough in advance to the semi-finals. This episode is brought to you by our sponsor. See the episode description. It looks like a pillow. It sounds like headphones, built for comfort and sound, S-O-L-L-I, solely pillow.com.